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Our experience in film and television extends back to 1976 when Stephen Hope commenced training at the Australian Film and Television School.

Stephen's professional career covers work in film and television including 17 years with ABC TV in Sydney, 7 years with Optus Television, a 9 month secondment as the Head of Sound Workshop at the Australian Film Television and Radio School and continuing freelance in both commercial and public broadcasting.

Over his career he has sound designed and mixed landmark current affairs, documentary anddrama series including Four Corners, A Big Country, Journey into the Himalayas, the EmmyAward winning Positive Arts, A Dangerous Life (HBO/ABC TV) The Leaving of Liverpool forwhich he won the Silver Medal for Best Audio Mix at the 1992 New York Festivals. His featurefilm credits include Waiting and the short feature Death’s Requiem winning the BestAchievement in Sound at the 2007 Australian Screen Sound Guild Awards.

He has music edited and mixed a wide range of music programs and musical styles including BazLuhrmann’s La Boheme, Midnight Oil’s Black Fella White Fella Tour and Simon Gallaher andJon English’s The Pirates of Penzance, mixed in Dolby Surround for TV and CD, winning the Aria Award in 1995 for the Best Live Stage Show.

Through New Hope Media, Stephen provides sound post production services for film andtelevision in his own Dolby Digital 5.1 studio. The award winning Death’s Requiem, Tira Bakal,winner Best Short Documentary at 2009 Rhode Island International Film Festival, Action on FilmFestival, Pasadena CA and Dragon*Con Independent Film Festival, Cutud, Panata, The 15thStation, winner Golden Kahuna Award Honolulu International Film Festival 2010, as well asHome and Away are examples of some of the programs sound designed and mixed at NewHope Media.

Stephen is a highly regarded trainer/educator in sound post production and has been contractedto provide training in digital audio post production and ProTools Operation by ABC TV, Channel7, Channel 10. He also provides audio and video forensic services to state and federal lawenforcement bodies including NSW ICAC, NSW Police, Australian Federal Police and law firmsan accredited expert witness.